Recently I decided to build up a Mountain Bike, which is my first build. I might consider building a fixie in a few months.

If I want to build up a vintage style fixie, what budget would I be looking at ? Where are the best places to look for fixie frames?

I read that it was illegal in victoria to have a bicycle without one functioning brake when riding on road.

What brands of vintage frames are worth saving? Where do I look for them?

There you go. It cost me $32 to put together.. its nearly all hard rubbish. Since I have put two new tires on it .... $20 (the pair... i didnt say they were good tires) Its done about 2900 km for me and including a melb roubaix. It rides lovely on cobbles actually. Its an SS with brakes on both ends. The frame is a Robs (blackburn) bike shop... late 40,s early 50s.. had 19 inch wheels no brakes except a coaster.. its now got a set of 700s that had been dumped because of broken spokes. Note the horizontal rear drop out . Could not call it a track drop out . its just that the tube has been bashed together weilded and cut. A feature of these bikes .. I have another hard rubbish frame from the 50s or 60s with the same feature. Not as pretty a frame. Its hanging around until the right bits turn up.

Have had my old Cell sitting around doing nothing, so I figured I'd may as well convert it to SS just to see if I could do it! (I am quite mechanically incompetent with bikes )

Of course, it doesn't hold a candle to some of the beautiful bikes in this thread, but I'm feeling pretty proud of myself as I've just tested it out in the street and it didn't make any funny noises or fall apart.

Actually bought a chain tensioner to use, but it turns out I didn't need it which is great. Have just stuck some old pedals I had lying around on there for now.

ningnangnong wrote:Have had my old Cell sitting around doing nothing, so I figured I'd may as well convert it to SS just to see if I could do it! (I am quite mechanically incompetent with bikes )

Of course, it doesn't hold a candle to some of the beautiful bikes in this thread, but I'm feeling pretty proud of myself as I've just tested it out in the street and it didn't make any funny noises or fall apart.

Actually bought a chain tensioner to use, but it turns out I didn't need it which is great. Have just stuck some old pedals I had lying around on there for now.

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